The Year of the Tiger: The Major Run That Made Tiger Woods

The inside story of legendary golfer Tiger Woods' magnificent run, this sports biography chronicles when he won all four major tournaments in a single calendar year, becoming the greatest player of his generation—a show of unparalleled dominance in the sport with which he has become synonymous.

In the annals of golf, one achievement towers above all others—the Tiger Slam. A quarter century ago, between 2000 and 2001, Tiger Woods accomplished a feat so extraordinary, it may never be replicated.

Published in time for the twenty-fifth anniversary of this remarkable event, The Year of the Tiger transports readers back in time to witness a pivotal moment in golf history and the sheer brilliance and unrelenting determination that propelled Woods to the pinnacle of his game. Through vivid storytelling, meticulous research, and fresh interviews, The Year of the Tiger uncovers new details about the four major championship victories that cemented Tiger’s status as an all-time great—while also exposing the cracks in his superstardom that led to his inevitable downfall.

• The Tiger Slam: Go behind the scenes of the legendary 2000-2001 run that saw Woods win all four major championships in a row, a feat that may never be replicated.
• Meticulous Research: Based on fresh interviews and deep archival work that uncovers new details about one of the greatest achievements in sports history.
• Rise and Fall Narrative: Witness the unparalleled dominance of a master at his peak while seeing the first signs of the superstar’s eventual, inevitable downfall.
• For Golf Fans: Published for the twenty-fifth anniversary, this is the definitive account of the single greatest year in the annals of golf.

"Brody Miller is a terrific reporter who always has a wonderful knack for finding details and story threads that often go overlooked. His deep dive into the Tiger Slam should be a must-read for any sports fan not just die-hard golf fanatics because there will never be another golfer—or sports figure—quite like Tiger, and it’s an ideal time, a quarter century later, to revisit such a remarkable sports feat." - Bruce Feldman, bestselling author of The QB

"Thanks to his meticulous attention to detail and his beautiful prose, Brody Miller takes us inside the most dominant stretch of golf the sport has ever seen. Miller expertly weaves in the technical—how Woods literally tinkered with and tweaked his swing to take him from very good to impossibly great—with the historical significance of the feats and the way the rest of the world reacted to witnessing them. A must-read for those who have followed every fist bump over the years as well as those who simply want to understand what it takes to achieve unparalleled excellence." - Nicole Auerbach, NBC Sports CFB insider

"From Tiger’s blunt, four-word message to his coach, Butch Harmon, after working through a much-debated swing change in 1999—"Butchie, I got it”—to revealing (and oftentimes testy) on-course interactions between Woods and his longtime caddy, Steve Williams, to an indelibly human moment from Woods after he triumphed at the 2001 Masters—cementing his fourth straight major championship victory—The Year of the Tiger offers an unforgettable portrait of a generational athlete who, for a magical, 10-month stretch, conquered an unconquerable game." - Zak Keefer, national features writer for The Athletic